{"id":9500,"date":"2010-02-28T07:25:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-28T12:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9500"},"modified":"2010-02-28T07:30:36","modified_gmt":"2010-02-28T12:30:36","slug":"dhh-ask-for-captioning-on-airline-inflight-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/02\/28\/dhh-ask-for-captioning-on-airline-inflight-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"D\/HH ask for captioning on airline inflight entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deaf and hard of hearing ask for captioning on airline inflight
\nentertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n

BY ETN STAFF WRITER | FEB 25, 2010<\/p>\n

The Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) called on the US
\nDepartment of Transportation this week to require commercial air carriers to
\nprovide closed-caption or subtitles on all in-flight entertainment for deaf
\nand hard-of-hearing passengers. While the DOT requires that captioning be
\navailable on all safety and information related videos, it does not enforce
\nthe same accessibility standard for in-flight entertainment, such as movies
\nand television shows.<\/p>\n

“In 2010, nearly twenty years after the signing of the landmark Americans
\nwith Disabilities Act, you would think that all airlines would make a
\ngood-faith effort to make accommodations to their paying customers who are
\ndeaf or hard-of-hearing, so that all aspects of flying are accessible to
\nthem,” said Brandon M. Macsata, executive director of the Association for
\nAirline Passenger Rights referring to in-flight entertainment being
\ninaccessible. “This requirement would not only uphold the spirit of the law,
\nit would also demonstrate a commitment by the airlines to improve customer
\nservice for all passengers.”<\/p>\n

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers public
\naccommodations, including businesses that are public accommodations,
\nprivately-operated transportation, and commercial facilities. The ADA
\nmandates public accommodations must comply with basic nondiscrimination
\nrequirements that prohibit exclusion, segregation, and unequal treatment.
\nThey also must comply with specific requirements related to, among other
\nthings, reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures;
\neffective communication with people with hearing, vision, or speech
\ndisabilities; and other access requirements.<\/p>\n

Aside from the ADA, the 1986 Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) also covers
\ncertain aspects of accommodations for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; it
\nstates that where safety briefings are presented to passengers on video
\nscreens in the aircraft, the carrier shall ensure that the video
\npresentation is accessible to persons with hearing impairments by using open
\ncaptioning or an inset for a sign language interpreter as part of the video
\npresentation, or by closed captioning.<\/p>\n

Said Kenneth DeHaan, founder of the Facebook Cause Require Subtitles On All
\nAirline Carriers about the proposed requirement: “We lose value on our
\ntickets when we cannot enjoy the entertainment on board because there are no
\nsubtitles. It is not right that we have to pay a full fare and not receive
\nthe same service as hearing passengers.”<\/p>\n

DeHaan contends that passengers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing travel a lot
\nso they should be given the same consideration by the airlines as hearing
\ncustomers. He questions whether it is fair or ethical that they have to sit
\nthrough long flights, unable to understand whatever is being displayed on
\nthe in-flight entertainment, while hearing customers are able to enjoy the
\nservices to the fullest.<\/p>\n

Macsata noted that AAPR has initiated an online petition in support of the
\nrequirement at http:\/\/www.flyfriendlyskies.com <\/a><\/p>\n

Source:
\nhttp:\/\/www.eturbonews.com\/14605\/deaf-and-hard-hearing-ask-captioning-airline-inflight-entertainm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deaf and hard of hearing ask for captioning on airline inflight entertainment BY ETN STAFF WRITER | FEB 25, 2010 The Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) called on the US Department of Transportation this week to require commercial air…<\/p>\n

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